William Lee
George Washington's slave (1750-1828) · United States · Died at 78
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Something wrong?William Lee was an enslaved American man and personal assistant of George Washington. He was the only one of Washington's slaves who was freed immediately by Washington's will.
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The man holding the horse in John Trumbull's George Washington, painted in London in 1780, possibly represents Lee and was painted from memory five years after Trumbull served on Washington's staff.
A French engraving, circa 1780, showing General Washington holding the Declaration of Independence. The black man with the horse is not identified but may represent Lee.About this person
William Lee was an enslaved American man and personal assistant of George Washington. He was the only one of Washington's slaves who was freed immediately by Washington's will. With his service by Washington's side throughout the American Revolutionary War and occasional depiction next to Washington in paintings, Lee was one of the most publicized African Americans of his time.
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